Fill in the blanks with the same five letters, in the same order, to make complete words. The five letters, when strung together, name a new way of doing something old. The letters are always in the same order, though not consecutive.

1. PR _ _ _ R _ TA _

2. S _ _ I - TR _ _ _ ER

3. T _ _ POR _ R _ _ Y 

4. _ _ PH _ T _ CA _ LY

HINT:

The five letters used to complete the words make up a word that is not a welcome one at the post office.

 

Answers:

The missing letters are EMAIL:

1. PREMARITAL

2. SEMI - TRAILER

3. TEMPORARILY

4. EMPHATICALLY

Credit:

Riddle Me This

Reader's Digest

July, 2008

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon